Nightmares Made Flesh is the second album by Swedish death metal band Bloodbath. It was released by Century Media Records on September 27, 2004. It was the band's only album to feature Peter Tägtgren on vocals (who was brought in to replace Mikael Åkerfeldt at the time), as well as the first to feature Opeth drummer Martin Axenrot to replace Dan Swanö as the drummer (with Swanö now playing guitar). This was Swanö's last album with Bloodbath.
The song "The Ascension" appeared on the two-part episode of Viva La Bam when the Margeras go to Europe.
Reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Blabbermouth.net | 8/10[2] |
| Exclaim! | favorable[3] |
| Metal Storm | 8.0/10[4] |
Track listing
All tracks are written by Bloodbath.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Cancer of the Soul" | Nyström, Renkse | Nyström | 3:33 |
| 2. | "Brave New Hell" | Swanö | Swanö | 4:02 |
| 3. | "Soul Evisceration" | Renkse | Renkse | 3:38 |
| 4. | "Outnumbering the Day" | Nyström | Nyström | 3:15 |
| 5. | "Feeding the Undead" | Renkse | Renkse | 4:04 |
| 6. | "Eaten" | Swanö | Swanö | 4:18 |
| 7. | "Bastard Son of God" | Renkse | Renkse | 2:51 |
| 8. | "Year of the Cadaver Race" | Nyström | Nyström | 4:33 |
| 9. | "The Ascension" | Swanö | Swanö | 3:51 |
| 10. | "Draped in Disease" | Nyström | Nyström | 3:59 |
| 11. | "Stillborn Saviour" | Swanö | Swanö | 3:39 |
| 12. | "Blood Vortex" | Renkse | Renkse | 3:30 |
| Total length: | 45:18 | |||
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 13. | "Breeding Death" (demo version) | 4:21 |
| 14. | "Omnious Bloodvomit" (demo version) | 3:38 |
Credits
Writing, performance and production credits are adapted from the album liner notes.[5]
Personnel
Bloodbath
- Peter Tägtgren – lead vocals
- Anders Nyström – guitar, bass, backing vocals
- Dan Swanö – guitar, bass, backing vocals
- Jonas Renkse – guitar, bass, backing vocals
- Martin Axenrot – drums
Session musician
- Simon Solomon (ex-Witchcraft) – lead guitar
Production
- Jens Bogren – production, engineering
- Bloodbath – production, engineering
- Henrik Jonsson – mastering
Visual art
- Agni Kastner – art direction, design
- Andreas Hylthén – photography
- Wes Benscoter – cover
Studios
- Fascination Street, Örebro, Sweden – recording, mixing (May 2004)
- Masters of Audio, Stockholm, Sweden – mastering
References
- ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. Nightmares Made Flesh - Bloodbath at AllMusic
- ^ Alisoglu, Scott. "CD Reviews - Nightmares Made Flesh Bloodbath". www.blabbermouth.net. Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
- ^ Pratt, Greg (March 31, 2005). "Bloodbath Nightmares Made Flesh". exclaim.ca. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
- ^ Undercraft (15 December 2004). "Bloodbath - Nightmares Made Flesh review". www.metalstorm.net. Metal Storm. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
- ^ Nightmares Made Flesh (booklet). Bloodbath. Disembodied Records. 2012. DR 023. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
External links
- Nightmares Made Flesh at AllMusic
- Nightmares Made Flesh at Century Media